A HEREFORD museum has been recognised for its work as it is named on the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
The Waterworks Museum at Broomy Hill, in Hereford, has been awarded The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, which aims to recognise outstanding work by local volunteer groups to benefit their communities.
This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE.
The Waterworks Museum was opened in 1974 and is one of Herefordshire's leading visitor attractions.
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It is run by volunteers and is a working museum which makes the story of drinking water spring to life, said a spokesperson.
Visitors can see the widest range of working pumps and engines from across Herefordshire and beyond.
It has a unique heritage water park and a permanent exhibition to World War Two in Hereford.
The Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire Edward Harley OBE said museum provides wonderful visitor attraction for Hereford for a wide range of people including visitors from further afield.
"The museum preserves and restores important elements of our local and national heritage," he said.
"I offer my heartfelt congratulations to all involved in volunteering for this superb organisation. The award is well deserved recognition for the enormous amount of energy and time that all the volunteers give to this excellent museum."
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Jill Phillips, the Museum Chair of Trustees, said it is wonderful for the museum to receive the award after a busy and challenging few months.
"The absolute strength of the museum is the passion and capabilities of those involved and the museum is a very special place to be a volunteer at," she said.
The Waterworks Museum volunteers will receive the Award Crystal and certificate from the Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire in the early autumn.
Two volunteers from the organisation will attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace in May 2023, along with other recipients of this year's award.
The museum is one of 244 local charities, social enterprises, and voluntary groups to receive the prestigious award this year.
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